First, congratulations to Josh (who I do not know). Second, Josh: you took a Hell of a gamble (speaking as someone with practical experience on the hiring side

First, congratulations to Josh (who I do not know). Second, Josh: you took a Hell of a gamble (speaking as someone with practical experience on the hiring side). From now on you will have to find some subtle way to include the entire history of this situation in future job application processes. A hiring manager stumbling upon only the first part of this episode will likely not give you the opportunity to explain the whole story.